Author Topic: XJ rear end (Read 3188 times)

4Play · « **on:** January 03, 2007, 03:31:01 PM »

Just looking into for a friend. He was told by a mechanic that his rear pinion gears were gone and needed to be rebuilt for about 7 bills. I was thiking he could just find a rear end on here and swap the rear end out in a garage. Any ideas if that is the way to go and if anyone has one for sale. 91 XJ. How much it would cost if someone here would be willing to do the work?

SPOT · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2007, 04:46:05 PM »

450 installed have two rear diffs sitting here.need to know if its a dana diff or a 8-1/4 chrysler diff

4Play · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2007, 08:13:26 PM »

Whats the easiest way to find out??? Serial number and call dodge?

SPOT · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2007, 09:09:31 PM »

look at the rear diff and mounted to the bolts that hold the diff cover on will be a tag.I need the numbers off it.Shoud be able to find one of these numbers on it 3.08,3.54,3.73,4.10.If the rear tag is missing check the front diff cover for a tag.then look at the rear diff cover does it look more round or more like a stop sign with sharper corners need to know which it looks like.If thats your jeep in the pic look at your rear diff you will have the dana diff(round looking)

dubbleJs · « **Reply #4 on:** January 03, 2007, 10:21:41 PM »

Quote from: "4Play"

Whats the easiest way to find out??? Serial number and call dodge?

This should help.

http://www.californiajeeper.com/axle.htm

Also, here's a DANA 35, has a rubber fill plug. Look like yours?

BlackYJ · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2007, 07:17:40 AM »

The 8.25 axle is flatter on the bottom

SwampSinger · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2007, 08:07:18 AM »

Quote from: "BlackYJ"

The 8.25 axle is flatter on the bottom

Did you call me Fat?

BlackYJ · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2007, 08:10:48 AM »

I don't know what you are talking about Dom, it says flatter, so nobody was calling you fatter,

Got to love administrator priviledges

Bnine · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2007, 08:18:36 AM »

Dom, he's not calling you fat. He's saying your bottom is flat.

How he even notices this stuff is a mystery.

4Play · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2007, 08:22:11 AM »

Holy thread hijack....! :lol: This is the way he is gonna go. Does it matter if I screwed up and its a '90.

Bnine · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2007, 08:24:27 AM »

Prolly not, so long as you get the ratio right.

BlackYJ · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2007, 08:24:44 AM »

Quote from: "4Play"

Holy thread hijack....! :lol: This is the way he is gonna go. Does it matter if I screwed up and its a '90.

If it is a 90, than it is most likely a Dana 35 axle

SPOT · « **Reply #12 on:** January 06, 2007, 10:17:22 AM »

yup in a 90 it should be the dana 35

cLAY · « **Reply #13 on:** January 07, 2007, 01:32:58 PM »

Actaully what it SHOULD have been was a D44 but Chrysler cheaped out and put in a D35 instead.